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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
235 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59    315 PM  84    2003  56      3       51       
  MINIMUM         46   1251 AM  28    1943  41      5       34       
  AVERAGE         53                        48      5       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1929   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      1.97  -1.03     1.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.50                      5.82  -4.32     5.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.74                     13.04  -4.30    12.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1992   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.7   -1.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                        10.0  -10.0     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      43.6   -3.7     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        17     -5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       305    -70      296       
  SINCE MAR 1   1045                      1120    -75     1210       
  SINCE JUL 1   4802                      5151   -349     5275       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        93      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   600 AM EDT   SUNSET   728 PM EDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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